Method and device for dispensing liquids
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1. A method of dispensing a user-defined quantity of one or more additive liquids to a cementitious mixture comprising:
- (a) moving an additive liquid to a manifold;
(b) moving said additive liquid from said manifold to a mass flow meter;
(c) measuring the quantity of said additive liquid while said additive liquid is moving through said flow meter;
(d) moving said additive liquid from said flow meter to said cementitious mixture;
(e) optionally, repeating (a)-(d) for one or more additional additive liquids;
(f) purging at least one of said manifold and said flow meter with a purgative fluid, wherein at least a portion of said purgative fluid is moved to said cementitious mixture;
wherein at least a portion of said additive liquid is recirculated prior to moving said additive liquid to said manifold; and
wherein there is substantially no accumulation of additive liquid in the manifold or any components downstream of said manifold.
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Disclosed is a method and apparatus for dispensing a user-defined quantity of one or more liquids for use in a cementitious mixture. The method includes moving a liquid from a liquid supply to a manifold; moving the liquid from the manifold to a flow meter; measuring the liquid while it moves through the flow meter; moving the liquid to a cementitious mixture; repeating these steps for any additional liquids; flushing any remaining liquid from the manifold with a purgative fluid; and moving purgative fluid and flushed liquid to the cementitious mixture.
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1. A method of dispensing a user-defined quantity of one or more additive liquids to a cementitious mixture comprising:
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(a) moving an additive liquid to a manifold; (b) moving said additive liquid from said manifold to a mass flow meter; (c) measuring the quantity of said additive liquid while said additive liquid is moving through said flow meter; (d) moving said additive liquid from said flow meter to said cementitious mixture; (e) optionally, repeating (a)-(d) for one or more additional additive liquids; (f) purging at least one of said manifold and said flow meter with a purgative fluid, wherein at least a portion of said purgative fluid is moved to said cementitious mixture; wherein at least a portion of said additive liquid is recirculated prior to moving said additive liquid to said manifold; and wherein there is substantially no accumulation of additive liquid in the manifold or any components downstream of said manifold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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